Sporting Kansas City vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sporting Kansas City vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andrew Bigelow
- Referee Robert Sibiga
- Referee Ian Anderson
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | New York Red Bulls | H | 2–2 | D |
| 07 Apr | FC Cincinnati | A | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Mar | Montreal Impact FC | H | 7–1 | W |
| 18 Mar | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Mar | Philadelphia Union | H | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Mar | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–2 | D |
| 06 Apr | Minnesota United FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Mar | Chicago Fire FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Mar | Orlando City SC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Mar | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 4–1 | W |
| 02 Mar | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Sporting Kansas City | New York Red Bulls | |
|---|---|---|
| #30 | Position | #11 |
| 26 | Points | 42 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 7 / 5 / 22 | W / D / L | 12 / 6 / 16 |
| 40 | Scored | 48 |
| 81 | Conceded | 62 |
| -41 | GD | -14 |
| 0.76 | PPG | 1.24 |
| 21% | Win % | 35% |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
24%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
| Andre Luiz | 7 G | 1 A |
New York Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 13 G | 3 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 8 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and New York Red Bulls.
- 5' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 10' USA international Graham Zusi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 15' Sporting Kansas City have won 461 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 20' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 24' Johnny Russell does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
- 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 49' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
- 52' What composure from Daniel Royer! The Austria international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tim Parker.
- 58' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' Gianluca Busio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roger Espinoza on 66 minute.
- 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 72' Brian White is replacing Bradley Wright-Phillips for the New York Red Bulls side.
- 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brian White makes it 1-2.
- 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 82' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Gerso Fernandes has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Salloi to step up.
- 85' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Felipe Gutierrez by Kelyn Rowe on 85 minute.
- 86' Another substitution for New York Red Bulls to replace Daniel Royer by Vincent Bezecourt on 86 minute.
- 88' What composure from Gianluca Busio! The USA international strokes it home. 2-2.
- 89' Kelyn Rowe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
- 90' Controversy at the stadium! Alejandro Romero Gamarra argues furiously but the Red card stands.
- 90' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Marc Rzatkowski departs to be replaced by Amr Tarek.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 4
- 9
- 10
-
21
Felipe Gutierrez ↓ Kelyn Rowe 85'
- 5
- 8
- 29
- 6
-
12
Gerso Fernandes ↓ Daniel Salloi 82'
-
17
Roger Espinoza ↓ Gianluca Busio 66'
Bench
- 15
-
20
Daniel Salloi ↑ 82'
-
13
Gianluca Busio ↑ 66'
- 1
-
11
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 85'
- 14
- 2
Coach
Peter Vermes
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
-
90
Marc Rzatkowski ↓ Amr Tarek 90'
- 62
- 10
- 99
- 77
- 33
- 31
- 26
- 27
- 5
- 23
Bench
- 9
- 18
- 7
-
42
Brian White ↑ 72'
-
88
Vincent Bezecourt ↑ 86'
- 6
-
3
Amr Tarek ↑ 90'
Coach
Chris Armas
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 2 |
| Marc Rzatkowski | 2 |
| Johnny Russell | 2 |
| Marc Rzatkowski | 2 |
| Caden Clark | 1 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 1 |
| Aaron Long | 1 |
| Johnny Russell | 1 |
Head to Head
Sporting Kansas City Form
2019-04-14
Sporting Kansas City
2–2
New York Red Bulls
D
2019-04-07
FC Cincinnati
1–1
Sporting Kansas City
D
2019-03-30
Sporting Kansas City
7–1
Montreal Impact FC
W
2019-03-18
Colorado Rapids SC
1–1
Sporting Kansas City
D
2019-03-10
Sporting Kansas City
2–0
Philadelphia Union
W
2019-03-04
Los Angeles FC
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
New York Red Bulls Form
2019-04-14
Sporting Kansas City
2–2
New York Red Bulls
D
2019-04-06
New York Red Bulls
1–2
Minnesota United FC
L
2019-03-30
Chicago Fire FC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2019-03-23
New York Red Bulls
0–1
Orlando City SC
L
2019-03-16
New York Red Bulls
4–1
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2019-03-02
Columbus Crew SC
1–1
New York Red Bulls
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.97
Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86
New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Kansas City or New York Red Bulls 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 4.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw
66%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
57%
Sporting Kansas City or New York Red Bulls
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.5%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
| Handicap | Sporting Kansas City covers | Push | New York Red Bulls covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 12% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 18% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 17% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 11% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.